New fraudulent email alert: more fake emails try to dupe Florida lawyers.

The Florida Bar warns its members about more fraudulent emails that are being distributed; one with the subject "Florida Bar Complaint--Attorney Consumer Assistance Program," another "Florida Bar Notification," and "Lawyers and judges may now communicate through the portal."

It is suspected that these emails contain links to malicious software.

The Bar's computer system has not been hacked. The Bar has security mechanisms in place that monitor and prevent network intrusions and is continuously enhancing and hardening its information technology security posture.

The Bar asks its members to exercise caution when opening emails from unknown senders.

An email address has been established for members to send suspicious emails so the Bar may monitor the types of emails that are being circulated and identify new attacks: abuse@floridabar. org. A Bar representative will notify you if the email is legitimate Florida Bar correspondence; otherwise, you can safely assume it is spam.

Members may also call The Florida Bar to check the validity of a questionable email or any information in an email that appears to come from The Florida Bar, a Florida Bar staff person, an officer, or board member: 800-342-8060 or 850-561-5600.

The Florida Bar Practice Resource Institute (PRI) has posted tips, a video, and links to other resources for Florida Bar members to use to protect their computers from malware on its webpage at www.floridabar.org/PRI. The information on the PRI webpage will be updated frequently with additional resources related to cybersecurity.

If you open an attachment or click a link within an email that you suspect is malicious, contact your technical support person or help desk right away.

Members may also like The Florida Bar on Facebook or follow on Twitter to receive urgent alerts about email scams: www. floridabar.org/socialmedia.

Florida Bar members' email addresses are public record and can be obtained through a valid public records request. Members' email addresses are also posted on each member's profile on the website. It is not clear how the scammers obtained the email addresses they are using, or how many email addresses they have. It also appears that the scammers are creating email addresses, links, and webpages that resemble those of The Florida Bar, and they are using Bar officers' names to sign the messages.

The Florida Bar has been working with an FBI special agent and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement regarding these...